Winter School: Who, What and Why - The Plotting Triangle

This hands-on interactive workshop will equip participants with the tools for plotting a novel/la.

It is suitable for people at any stage of a writing project and includes plenty of practise opportunities, as well as a framework which will empower participants to continue to build their expertise and confidence with plotting after the workshop.

You will learn

the three sides of the plot ‘triangle’: who? what? and why?

the elements of a scene and how scenes push the plot forward

the relationship between character and plot

how to create a plot outline for your story using a six-point story arc structure

how to create a one-sentence summary ideal for ‘pitching’ to agents and publishers.

About Annabel Smith

Annabel Smith is the author of digital interactive novel/app ‘The Ark’, US bestseller ‘Whisky Charlie Foxtrot’, and ‘A New Map of the Universe’, which was shortlisted for the WA Premier’s Book Awards. Her short fiction and essays have been published in Southerly, Westerly, Kill Your Darlings and the Review of Australian Fiction. She has a PhD in Creative Writing and teaches Creative Writing at the Australian Writers Centre.

Entries are now open for The Ada Cambridge Writing Prizes (The Adas). For the first time, submissions for prose and poetry are open to all writers who live in Victoria. The Young Ada Short Story Prize remains open to 14-18-year-olds, who live, study or work in Melbourne’s western suburbs. Winners...